Reimaging Xianity in the wake of Modernism's passing
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On Creating New Behaviors Through New Vocabularies
Jul 22nd
A while ago, I talked about the trouble that comes with attacking existing systems of thought and behavior. Today, I give you the remedy, courtesy of Rorty.
Interesting philosophy is rarely an examination of the pros and cons of a thesis. Usually, it is, implicitly or explicitly, a contest between an entrenched vocabulary which has become [...]
The Truth is not out there (Sorry X-Files Fans)
Jul 16th
Truth cannot be out there — cannot exist independently of the human mind — because sentences cannot so exist, or be out there. – Rorty.
Here, he takes on the notion of truth as a 1:1 correspondence with the world. Instead of talking about the correspondence of sentences to the world, the best test for the Correspondence theory of truth is to compare competing vocabularies. When you do that, things get much harder.
Read the full quote, and then join me in talking about its ramifications.
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